Cheiramiona nyungwensis, Lotz, L. N., 2015

Lotz, L. N., 2015, New species of the Afrotropical spider genus Cheiramiona Lotz & Dippenaar- Schoeman (Araneae: Eutichuridae), Zootaxa 3981 (1), pp. 71-94 : 87

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3981.1.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EFC505A4-8DB1-4120-8FD0-E16AC3C0C5EB
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6116346
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A20587CD-FFAF-FFBA-91E2-FC612BABD38E
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Cheiramiona nyungwensis
status	sp. nov.

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Cheiramiona nyungwensis sp. nov.

Figs 70–72 View FIGURES 61 – 72. 61 – 63 , 101 View FIGURES 101 – 102

Type material. Holotype ♂, RWANDA: Nyungwe Forest, 4 km west of Pindura, 02º29’S, 29º13’E, 7.XI.1985, Jocqué, Nsengimana & Michiels leg. ( MRAC 165758).

Etymology. The specific name is an adjective taken from the type locality.

Diagnosis. Cheiramiona nyungwensis sp. nov. is similar to C. simplicitarse (Simon, 1910) in the triangular shape of the EM and the long, hooked TA, but is differentiated by the longer palpal tibia and the smaller bifid RTA ( Figs 71–72 View FIGURES 61 – 72. 61 – 63 , see Lotz 2002: figs 164–165).

Description. Male (n = 1): TL = 3.8; CL = 1.6; CW = 1.3; OAL = 0.3; OAW = 0.7; CLL = 0.1. Chelicerae: robust with long fangs; PMT:RMT = 3:3 ( Fig. 70 View FIGURES 61 – 72. 61 – 63 ). Measurements: AME–AME 0.10; AME–ALE 0.10; AME diameter 0.10; PME–PME 0.15; PME–PLE 0.15; PME diameter 0.10; MOQAW 0.30; MOQPW 0.35; CI (CL/ CW) 1.23; LL:CL 4.88; STL 0.9; STW 0.9. Leg measurements: I—2.0+0.7+2.0+2.1+1.0 = 7.8; II— 1.6+0.6+1.5+1.5+0.7 = 5.9; III—1.2+0.5+1.0+1.3+0.5 = 4.5; IV—1.8+0.6+1.8+1.8+0.7 = 6.7; Palp— 0.9+0.3+0.4+0.7 = 2.3. Leg spines: I—0, 0-1p-0, 2v- 0- 1 v; II—0, 0, 2v- 0- 1 v; III—0, 0-1p1r-0, 2v- 1p1r-3 v1 p1r; IV—0, 0-1p1r-0, 2v-1 v1 p1r -3 v1 p1r. Abdomen: creamy-yellow with faint heart mark. Palp ( Figs 71–72 View FIGURES 61 – 72. 61 – 63 ): cymbium elongate, equal to patella plus tibia length; tibia with short broad bifid RTA, with both apices rounded; TA slightly sclerotized, with hooked apex; EM short, thick at base, narrowing to sharp apex; CON finger-like, prolateral side next to the EM sclerotized. Female: unknown.

Distribution. Only known from the type locality ( Fig. 101 View FIGURES 101 – 102 ).

Habitat. Collected from forest leaf litter.